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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Matthew T. Winston, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Christopher J. Olson, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Asher L. Metchik, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Tri D. Tran, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Alexander J. Siegel, Irvine, CA (US);
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A delivery apparatus includes a steerable guide sheath. The steerable guide sheath has a steerable portion, a pull ring located in the distal portion, and a pull wire coupled at one end to the pull ring and coupled at the opposite end to a control handle. The pull wire extends longitudinally through a pull-wire conduit. The steerable guide sheath further includes a compression-resistance portion made of metal and located in the distal portion.